Authorities: NJ Man Found With Coke, Xanax After U.S. Postal Workers Intercept 7 Grams Of Meth
A Hackettstown man is facing a slew of drug-related charges after methamphetamine was intercepted by the United States Postal Service and a search of his home turned up cocaine, Xanax and anabolic steroids, authorities said.
John F. Geiger, 39, was arrested Sept. 2, after police from several agencies executed two search warrants in Washington Township, Morris County, Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release.
The search turned up approximately 45 grams of cocaine, 97 Xanax pills and two vials of anabolic steroids, Knapp said.
Approximately seven grams of suspected methamphetamine…
Belleville Post Office Renamed For Korean War Hero
When he was 20 years old, Private Henry Svehla charged an enemy position during a battle June 12, 1952, near Pyongony, Korea. The young rifleman “inflicted heavy casualties,” according to a narrative prepared by the Army, but didn’t emerge unscathed: a mortar round detonated nearby, causing serious wounds.
Svehla, however, kept leading the charge anyway, until he was killed when he threw himself on a grenade that had landed near his comrades.
Svehla, who was born in Newark and lived in Belleville, was recognized at the time for his bravery during the Korean War, earning a posthumous Distin…
